Environment – Page 3 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

DEP Email: Stay ‘On Message’ When It Comes to Sea-Level Rise

April 16, 2015

An email exchange among Florida Department of Environmental Protection employees responding to a media request to talk about sea-level rise hints that the department had a message that had to be adhered to when it came to the cause.

Manatee Harassment On Rise At Florida Springs, Environmentalists Say

April 16, 2015

When it comes to congregating peacefully with manatees, visitors at a pair of Florida’s national parks could care less, according to a group representing civil stewards of public land.

In Sunshine State, Big Energy Blocks Solar Power

April 3, 2015

Millions in political donations from Florida utilities help keep solar panels off rooftops

University of Miami Researchers Contaminated Rare Pine Rockland, DOJ Lawsuit Alleges

March 31, 2015

Critics of a plan to develop rare forest land in southwest Miami-Dade County say that radioactive materials dumped there by University of Miami researchers show that the university was a poor steward of sensitive land.

FEMA to States: No Climate Planning, No Money

March 20, 2015

Governors seeking billions of dollars in U.S. preparedness funds will have to sign off on plans to mitigate effects of climate change.

Federal, State Officials Respond to ‘Climate Change’ Controversy

March 19, 2015

State officials questioned about not using the term.